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ELMER FLETCHER, on BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AUTOMATIC swmcl ue STAND AND REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,119, dated September 18 1883.

Application filed March 21, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER FLETCHER a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Automatic Swinging Stand and Rest, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in V combination swinging stands and rests for Water-pitchers, tea and coffee pots, and other similar vessels; and the objects of my invention are, first, to hold the water-pitcher or other similar vessel off of the table second, to pour the contents of the pitcher from the same without its being lifted from the stand; and, third, to shift the swinging stand a little to either side in case, when the swinging stand is tilted forward, the spout of the pitcher or other similar vessel should not be directly over the goblet or cup. I attain these objects by the following mechanism, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichand the bolt Kis run through the hub J. The

stanchions G are run straight off from the bolt K until they meet the inner side or edge of the stand or rest A, when they are bent upward and slightly forward, so that thetop end of the stanchions O is a trifle forward of the center of the stand or rest A, and at the top end of the stanchions O are cut the eyes E,

.and also attached to the hub J is the rest L.

The swinging stand B is slightly smaller in circumference than the stand or rest A, which has the edgeH cupped to prevent the pitcher or. other vessel from sliding off of the, stand, and attached to the swinging stand 13 are the arms 1), one on each side and opposite each same forward curve as the stanchions G to where the pins F are attached to the same. The pins]? are put on the arms D at such a distance from the bottom of the swinging stand B, that when it is swung forward it will clear the stand or rest A. The arms D of the swinging stand are continued up and beyond the pins F to G, and in the shape as shown in the drawings, against which the pitcher or other vessel rests, and at the back of the swinging stand 13 and attached to it is the handle I. The two stands A and B are put together by placing the swinging stand B between the stanchions G of the stand. or rest A and runing the pins F through the eyes E. The object of having the eyes E forward of the center of the stand is that when it is tipped forward and the pressure taken off it will come back to its original upright position of its own weight, and having more weight back of the eyes than forward it will hold the swinging stand firmly upon the rest L, and thereby prevent the swinging standB from dangling, 'the handle I to be used in case the handle of the vessel upon the stem is too hot to take hold of. The points G are to be just far enough apart to allow the spout or nose of the vessel to go between them, and the points G are to be covered with leather or other suitable material to prevent. the pitcher or other vessel being defaced.

Any size pitcher or other vessel may be used with the stand.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p The combination of the stanchions C with the hubs J, attached to the stand or rest A, and the stand or rest A with the swinging stand B, together with the stanchions G with the arms D, by the pins F, with the eyes E and the points G, and the rest L, all substantially as and for the purposes described and set forth.

ELMER FLETCHER.

Witnesses:

THEODORE A. TAYLOR, LIVINGSTON SMITH. 

